The Government of Gujarat on April 02, 2026, issued the Professional Diploma Courses of Engineering and Technology (Regulation of Admission and Payment of Fees) (Amendment) Rules, 2026 to further amend the Professional Diploma Courses of Engineering and Technology (Regulation of Admission and Payment of Fees) Rules, 2020.
The following amendments have been stated:
• In rule 2, in sub-rule (1), after clause (c) the following clause shall be inserted, namely: -
"(cc) "Biannual Admission" means the admission process notified by the AICTE in line with the UGC Instructions No. F.1 - 2/2024 (CPP-II) (C. No 143903), dated the 19th June, 2024, regarding biannual admissions in Higher Education Institutions (HEIS) and the Circular issued by the AICTE: AICTE/RB/2025/01/04/Biannual Admission, dated the 8th January 2025.
Explanation. For the purpose of these rules. –
(i) "July Session" shall mean the regular phase of admission process which shall commence in the month of July after the declaration of the result of the Qualifying Examination;
(ii) "January Session" shall mean the second phase of admission process which shall commence in the month of January upon completion and formal declaration of the entire. admission process of the July Session.".
• In the said rules, in rule 4, in sub-rule (1), after Para B, the following Para shall be added, namely: -
"C. Biannual Admission Seats: -
(1)Upon completion and formal declaration of the entire admission process for the July session by the Admission Committee, any vacancy arising on account of non- allotment of seats, after offering admission to candidates whose names appear in the merit list of the respective seats defined under Para A and B shall be considered as available seats:
Provided that for the admissions in Government and Grant-in-Aid institutes for January Session, the admission process shall be carried out only in those programs of the corresponding institutes where a minimum of thirty (30) or more vacant (non- allotted) seats are available after the completion of the July admission process and approved by the Education Department for the corresponding academic year. Such seats shall be filled as Government Seats:
Provided further that admissions into Unaided Colleges or Institutes, including CoE Institutes for January Session, the admission process shall be carried out only in those programs of the corresponding institutes where the consent provided by the respective institute/University for admission against available vacant seats arise due to non-allotment. Such seats shall be filled as Management Seats.".
• In the said rules, in rule 15, after Para B, the following Para shall be added, namely:-
"C. Biannual Admission Seats:
The Admission Committee shall notify the admission process for January Session through circulation on its official website and in leading newspapers, in accordance with AICTE guidelines from time to time. The Admission Committee shall publish the available seats for admission in Government, Grant-in-Aid and Unaided colleges or institutes including CoE institutes.
(1) The admission process for Government and Grant-in-Aid institutes shall be carried out by the Admission Committee, through online/offline mode in the following manner, namely:- The Admission Committee shall invite the application from eligible candidates and prepare the merit list in the following order, namely-
(i) the names of candidates in same order of rank who have secured admission in July session of the corresponding admission year in any of the quota or seats;
(ii) after allotting the seats to the candidates mentioned in clause (i) above, if seats remain vacant, the Admission Committee shall fill such seats by offering the seats to the candidates whose name appears in the merit list of the Admission Committee prepared for July Session of the corresponding admission year and have not secured admission in July Session;
(iii) after allotting the seats to the candidate mentioned in clauses (1) and (ii) above, if seats remain vacant, the Admission Committee shall fill such seats by offering the seats to the candidates who have cleared the qualifying examination with the minimum eligibility criteria prescribed in rule 5, from schools situated in the State of Gujarat but have not registered in July Session of the corresponding admission year;
(iv) after allotting the seats to the candidate mentioned in clauses (i) to (iii) above, if seats remain vacant, the Admission Committee shall fill such seats by offering the seats to the candidates who have cleared the qualifying examination with the minimum eligibility criteria prescribed in rule 5, from schools situated outside the State of Gujarat but in India and have not registered in July Session of the corresponding admission year.
(2) The admission process for Unaided colleges or institutes including CoE institutes shall be carried out at respective institute level through online/offline mode in the following manner, namely:-
The respective institute shall invite the application from eligible candidates and prepare the merit list in the following order, namely:-
(i) the names of candidates in same order of the rank who have secured admission in July Session of the corresponding admission year in any of the quota or seats;
(ii) after allotting the seats to the candidates mentioned in clause (i) above, if the seats remain vacant, the Admission Committee shall fill such seats by offering the seats to the candidates whose names appear in the merit list of the Admission Committee prepared for July session of the corresponding admission year and have not secured admission July Session;
(iii) after allotting the seats to the candidates mentioned in clauses (i) and (ii) above, if seats remain vacant, the institute shall fill such seats by offering the seats to the candidates who have cleared the qualifying examination with the minimum eligibility criteria prescribed in rule 5, from schools situated in India, including the State of Gujarat but have not registered in July Session of the corresponding admission year.".
They shall come into force on April 02, 2026.
[Notification No. GH/SH/20/2026/PVS/102020/199/S]
